People who are looking for a relationship often wonder how they’ll know when they’ve found the perfect partner, The One of all the people in the world with whom they’ll have years of bliss. We’ve all seen the movies; we know how it’s supposed to go. You may be dating, even engaged, to a pretty […]
Raising Decent Kids in the #MeToo Era
You’re trying to raise your kids to be good people. You want them to respect themselves and others. You want them to be responsible, including about relationships and, when the time comes, sex. That was hard enough before; since #MeToo aimed a spotlight on sexual harassment and assault, you may be even more concerned about […]
The Under-Appreciated Joys of Anticipation
We live in a world of immediate gratification. We want to watch the next episode now, we want our package delivered today, we get antsy if we have to wait in line for more than a few seconds. I understand the feeling; there’s always so much to do that waiting can feel like a waste. […]
Do You Want Your Kids to Learn from Porn?
Maybe you read the recent New York Times Magazine article about a program, nicknamed Porn Literacy, that aims to help teens think critically about what they see in pornography. If you haven’t read it, you should, especially if you’ve got kids over the age of 8. (More later on why I mention that age.) It […]
Honoring the Love in Your Life
This time of year, love is on people’s minds. You may be thinking a lot about your sweetie, or wishing you had a sweetie. But a romantic partner isn’t the only source of love in anyone’s life. This is a great season to reflect with gratitude on the love you’ve experienced, in every form. Over […]
“I Wish I’d Said That at the Time”
It happens all the time, right? Someone says something that throws you off guard, and in the moment you just can’t think of anything to say. Or you say something, but thinking about it afterward, you wish you’d said something different. Too often, people feel they’ve missed the moment and there’s no going back. In […]
When Your Body Language Says “No”
In the recent case involving Aziz Ansari, his date said she used “clear non-verbal clues” to indicate that she wasn’t comfortable with the sexual activities they engaged in. But those clues may not have been clear to Ansari. No one who wasn’t in the room that night can know what really happened. Maybe she was […]
Quiz: Are You a Birds-and-Bees Steamroller?
For many parents, what’s hard about having “The Talk” with kids is saying anything at all. But for others, the problem can be saying too much. Maybe that’s due to nerves, maybe to enthusiasm that your child is finally asking, or maybe it’s just personal style. Openness and information about sexuality are helpful–unless you get […]
Is This One Need Ruining Your Relationship?
We all have needs, practical and emotional. Although many of us strive to be independent, we’re also interdependent on the people closest to us, especially our partners—and that’s how it should be. Healthy couples find ways to balance one partner’s needs with the other’s, so that both people’s need for support, connection, autonomy, love, etc., […]
Dating? How Not to Blow Gift-Giving
I started dating my S.O. about a month before Christmas—talk about an awkward situation for gift-giving. I don’t remember what I gave him, but I still remember what he gave me: frozen peaches. To which you are quite reasonably saying, “Seriously??” He gave them with some trepidation; I remember he said something about them having […]
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